Happy Birthday Carly!

My roommate Carly turned 25 yesterday.  Which only 

means I am going to be 26 in a month.  Not quite sure how

I feel about that.

But...Carly is wonderful and it has been

so much fun living with her.  She is kind and 

a considerate and always makes for a 

good time.  We get along so well and laugh

all the time.  I am so grateful that she is my roommate!

To celebrate we went to BJ's.  Where else right?

Steve Killian and Evan Brimley are our home teachers.

They are the best.

Sarah, Angela, Carly, Rich, Erika and Ashley

(Dave in the background)

Me and Dave Johnson

If you have ever met Dave you would know

what I mean when I say

he will remind you of Jack Black.  Seriously.

Love when Sarah comes to visit

 Erika and Chris

XoXo!!

Quote

Today I wasn't feeling well, so I combined my afternoon therapy groups so I could head

home a little early.  So by doing this I had a group of 7 KG and 1st graders.  We were playing a carry over game and they were making me laugh by the silly things they were doing

and saying to each other.  I had one little boy explaining to another

that he wasn't saying his /th/ sound correctly.  Then he actually showed him how to do it and told him to place his tongue in the middle of teeth and blow air.  It was awesome because he hears me say it over and over and did it word for word of how I say it.  THEY DO LISTEN!!

Anyhow, it was a lot of fun and it made me think of this quote.  I went on  a date

awhile back with a dentist and he took me to his office to show me something.  I found this

quote on the wall and took a picture of it with my phone so I could write it down later:

“The Master of Living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation; He hardly knows which is which.  He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing.  To himself, he always appears to be doing both. “

My job can be exhausting because let's just face it...kids are exhausting at times but....it is the BEST kind of exhausting; especially when 

they start to teach others what you are trying to teach them.  Makes

it that much better.   

So with that being said,  I play a lot at my job during therapy. Kids need games and fun activities to stay involved and it helps the learning process. We work hard but we have fun too and every time I play Go Fish or Memory or Articulation Hang Man...I think..."I really do have the best job!"

2nd Annual Run

So I failed miserably at having the run again.  I am not

going to lie....time got away from me and before I knew it, 

it was the end of April.  

So don't you fret...we will be having the Lymphoma Run

again but in October when it starts to cool down.

And it is good for all my friends who are having children in the next month

or so.  They have no excuse (you know who you are).  And 

this gives me time in the summer to plan.

We raised $425 last year and

I hope to double and maybe even triple that.

Go for a run today.

See you in October!

(just as a side note...they changed the colors

from purple to red and black...so 

I am excited to design the shirts!)